Lance Briggs on Jermichael Finley: He’s an idiot

Posted by Josh Alper on December 13, 2012, 1:36 PM EDT

Reuters

Packers tight end Jermichael Finley’s thoughts on the absence of Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher have made their way to Chicago.

Finley said that he thought the Bears defense might be better off with Urlacher sidelined by a hamstring injury. Bears linebacker Lance Briggs made it abundantly clear that he doesn’t think much of Finley’s thoughts about the unit.

“He’s an idiot,” Briggs said, via Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times. “Just suit up and play ball. His comments aren’t going to change the outcome of the game, they’re not going to help him or anybody else play better. Doesn’t really matter.”

In an effort to lower any tensions before that happens, Finley took to Twitter Thursday.

Didn’t Finley go to Texas? Other than Earl Thomas every big name player to come out of UT recently has struck me as an idiot. Cedric Benson, Sergio Kindle, Finley and of course Vince Young all were Longhorns…

Urlacher is overrated anyway. If you watch him on a regular basis, you will see that he over runs plays, and is routinely out of position. He does make splash plays from time to time, and is a decent linebacker. But HOF? I think there are linebackers way better than Urlacher right now that will never make the HOF. Finley was right, but so is Briggs. Finley needs to shut up, and play.

The sad thing is, as a Bears fan I’d rather have him as our team’s TE rather than stone hands Davis. I think — no, I know — we’d be better off if he’s only in on max protect plays (which should be every single down, at least against this defense).

While I understand that people are bashing Finley, and he has earned a lot of it. Instead of just cutting him.

I would prefer Finley to find out what James Jones did in the off season. He has been the most improved player from last year. Maybe we are only able to see it, because Jennings or Nelson have been hurt most of the year.

If Finley could have an off-season like his though it would go a long way. He would also need to let his play on the field do the talking. Not so much him.

I’m a huge Packer fan and I can attest to Brigg’s statement; Finley is an idiot! Please some other team, take him away from the Packers! He’s the only cancer in the locker room. He shouldn’t talk if he can’t back it up.

karma would be Finley missing a block on Briggs, Briggs planting Rodgers so hard that he had to go on IR…….and the Finley would say, “Briggs is overrated and Rodgers should’ve ducked”. Finley is the tool of all tools and a true idiot.

That has nothing to do with this story, but it needed to be said, if only to shake things up.
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Not a NFC Central fan of any team but the above post speaks volumes to the intelligence level of some fans.

thejuddstir says:
“Not a NFC Central fan of any team but the above post speaks volumes to the intelligence level of some fans.”
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Weren’t you the one that just left a comment wishing injury upon Rodgers ?

The Packers’ offense is better with Finley out of it too. They won a Super Bowl when he was on IR. we are almost at the point where all of Finley’s potential becomes looked at as wasted talent in a loud-mouth under-performer. As a Packers fan, I am ready for him to move on.

thejuddstir says:
Not a NFC Central fan of any team but the above post speaks volumes to the intelligence level of some fans.
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I think your post speaks more of your intelligence. The NFC central hasn’t existed for 11 years.